University offices collaborate to provide a comprehensive range of services for research data. You can use this directory to connect with them.

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Offices

  • High Performance Computing

    High performance computing (HPC) for Iowa State research and education.

    • Funded and unfunded research 
    • Assistance accessing and using HPC clusters
    • Support and training

    Contact: 515-294-4000 — researchIT@iastate.edu

  • Library Research Data Services

    Data management and sharing support and training for all skill levels.

    • Data management and sharing plans (DMP, DMSP)
    • Data sharing publishing, and curation
    • Software, tool, and metadata standard recommendations
    • Data sources and searches

    Contact: 515-294-1670 — datashare@iastate.edu

  • Office of Innovation Commercialization

     Intellectual property and technology transfer.

    • Commercialization evaluations
    • Software licensing
    • Negotiation and ISU acceptance/signatory of agreements with industry/commodity entities

    Contact: 515-294-4740  — Contact form

  • Office of Research Ethics

    Research integrity, ethics, and compliance.

    • Ethical human and animal research (IRB and IACUC)
    • Biohazard research (IBC)
    • Conflicts of Interest and Commitment (COIC)
    • Export controls
    • Unmanned aircraft systems (drones)
    • Research integrity programs

    Contact: 515-294-1516 — Contact page

  • Office of Sponsored Programs Administration

    Submit proposals and negotiate and accept grants, contracts and other agreements.

    • Proposal budget review and institutional approval of proposals prior to submission
    • Negotiation and ISU acceptance/signatory of agreements with Federal agencies and non-industry/commodity entities
    • Interpret sponsor rules, requirements and guidelines
    • Post-award research administration services

    Contact: 515-294-5225 — ospa-awards@iastate.edu

  • Research IT

    Support for complex research technology problems.

    • Storing and querying large data
    • Genome assembly and high-memory servers
    • Computational pipeline optimization and automation
    • Source control training and best practices
    • Data management planning and cost estimates for ISU researchers

    Contact: 515-294-4000 — researchIT@iastate.edu